# Free Fax Via Email? Suggestions?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-fax-via-email-suggestions/593569>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 21, 2011, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-fax-via-email-suggestions/593569 "2011-08-21T21:18:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-fax-via-email-suggestions/593569/1 "2011-08-21T21:18:27Z")

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It is not often, but for instance today I would like to send a fax to a company that requires this signed document be faxed to them. I figure I could scan the document and turn it into a .pdf file and then send it that way?

Does anyone have any experience with a reliable, truly free, fax service that will not put an ad on the cover page, etc.?

Is there such a service? Will it work if I sign the document, scan it and download into Photoshop as a .pdf and then fax it like that?

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**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-fax-via-email-suggestions/593569/2 "2011-08-21T21:21:22Z")

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What a coincidence, I just had to send a fax today. I used [FaxZero.](https://faxzero.com/) Also, if I have to make PDFs, I use [PDFill.](http://www.pdfill.com/)

p.s. There is an ad on the cover page for FaxZero. But it is not ugly.

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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-fax-via-email-suggestions/593569/3 "2011-08-22T13:08:50Z")

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> **[HelloFax](https://www.hellofax.com/)**
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> Send faxes, sign documents, and fill out forms.

You can just sign it and email it for free, faxes cost a bit.

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-fax-via-email-suggestions/593569/4 "2011-08-23T05:14:30Z")

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Don’t forget that, if you computer still has a modem, you can use that to send a fax, and it will only cost whatever it costs to make the phone call. Just google how to send a fax from your operating system.

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**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-fax-via-email-suggestions/593569/5 "2011-08-23T16:50:17Z")

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Thanks for the suggestions!  
As I also had to send a FedEx yesterday, I went to a local shipping store and faxed the document from there. I won’t do that again - $3.50 to fax two pages?! Yikes!

I will do some research and put one of these free/inexpensive services on my computer for future reference.